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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Anton Rubinstein's greatest pupil, according to the author?

2. How old was Wilhelm Backhaus when he made his first concert tour?

3. What musical school did Anton Rubinstein found?

4. Who sought ideal music he could play and compose and eventually settled on Mozart's twelve piano concertos at farewell concerts in 1922?

5. Where was Rudolf Serkin sent to study at the age of nine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the style of Sergei Rachmaninoff described by the author? Where was Sergei Rachmaninoff from?

2. When did Josef Hofmann make his American debut? What toll did it take on him?

3. Who was Artur Schnabel and what was his expertise in music? How is Schnabel described?

4. Who represented Schnabel's German/Austrian legacy in music? How is the German school described?

5. What advances and contributions did Glenn Gould bring to musical presentation?

6. Who was Isaac Albeniz? Describe his early career.

7. What relationship did Arthur Rubinstein and Vladimir Horowitz share? How did they differ in performance styles?

8. What female students of Liszt are described in Chapter XXV, The Ladies?

9. How are Alfred Brendel and Maurizio Pollini described in Chapter XXXVII, Two Cult Figures?

10. What American pianists does Schonberg describe in Chapter XXXVIII, Made in America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the two pianists presented in Chapter XIII, Two Sensitive Ones, Charles Henri Valentin Morhange and Adolf Henselt. Why did the author choose this title for the chapter?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the influences of Friedrich Chopin on romanticism, piano technique, and style. When was Chopin born? When did he debut? When did he die?

Essay Topic 3

How did the salon to the concert hall impact musicians, pianists, and composers? What differences are there between the two types of playing venues?

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